“Subtly directed by Neel Keller, Orlandersmith delivers a fast-paced, wide-ranging series of character sketches. These characters — all composites, drawn from people Orlandersmith spoke with here as well as from her own imagination — consider Michael Brown’s death from their own points of view.”

“The results are moving in unexpected ways: friendships are broken by the aftermath of the shooting; some of Ms. Orlandersmith’s characters manage to find their courage as a result; and stereotypes are smashed left and right.”

“Here, at the Rep, what we’ve been shown is something of a conversation starter, or more of a conversation enabler since there’s no real way to avoid these important issues, and they need to be addressed.”

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